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Althea Voss has spent her whole life behind books and computers, intending to make a name as a journalist. All she wants is to chase truth. Not gossip. Not clickbait. Real stories. But when the only job she can land while in college is at a ruthless celebrity tabloid, she's forced to write the one thing she swore she never would: a takedown piece on music's newest obsession- Malakai Reed.
He's the rising star with an unmatched skill with a guitar and his voice, not to mention a hidden past no one can seem to dig up. She's the undercover intern who's just found a way into his world.
Their connection is unexpected. Real. Dangerous. And when Althea starts falling for him, her secret assignment becomes the story she can't write without destroying everything.
~One lie built their trust. One truth might break it.~
Tropes:
🤍Slow Burn Romance
🩵Forbidden Love
🤍Secret Identity
🩵Betrayal
🤍Falling for the Assignment
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